Houses of Worship

“Is Never Again Here Again? Anti-Semitism from Iran to America” will be the topic of a talk by Roya Hakakian on Thursday, September 19 at Congregation Beth El – Keser Israel. 

Congregation B’nai Jacob will host two sessions of security training led by Michael Shanbrom from the Secure Community Network (SCN), supported by the Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven. Learn how to recognize and respond to suspicious behavior to protect yourself and your community during the

Are you missing some pieces in your life? Might one of those pieces be your faith life? Our Lady of the Assumption Parish on Center Road is offering an informative session explaining the process by which a person becomes a member of the Catholic faith and its community. If you’ve ever thought of

Tickets for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services can be purchased for $150 from the BEKI office; email office@beki.org or call (203) 389-2108 x114. Active-duty military, police personnel, and full-time students may enter for free with valid official ID; however, advance arrangements are required. 

Elm City Winds, a woodwind quintet that performs both classical and popular music, will return to Congregation Beth El – Keser Israel for an indoor concert on Sunday, August 25. Jennifer Silva, flute; Caesar Storlazzi, oboe; Laura Caruthers, clarinet; Adrienne Gallagher, bassoon; and Emily Fine

Children's Havura, K-2 Kehila, and Junior Congregation, all led by parent or grandparent volunteers, meet each Saturday, including during the summer. For more information, consult Education Director Annie Norman-Schiff at anormanschiff@beki.org.

BINA, which is BEKI's dynamic and growing religious school program, is hiring teachers for the next school year. BINA brings together a diverse group of students to learn the fundamentals of living a full Jewish life, including Hebrew language, Jewish history, holiday rituals, values, and prayer.

Paintings—and a selection of landscape etchings— by Hamden artist Doron Wolf are on view in the Beth El – Keser Israel [BEKI] galleries this summer.Some paintings pay homage to works found in art books or magazines; others use effects of lighting and motifs reminiscent of the old masters from the Re

Doron Wolf will speak on Saturday, June 1 about his exhibition of paintings and landscape etchings, which is on display at BEKI from June 1 through the summer.

BEKI’s annual celebration of Lag BaOmer, the 33rd day of the Omer, will be on Memorial Day, Monday, May 27. The folk-custom is to sing around a campfire at a “kumsitz,” meaning “come” and “sit.” The program will include niggunim—which have no words—as well as traditional American songs and Jewish